Irish Settlers Memorial - Peterborough, ON
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jiggs11
N 44° 18.226 W 078° 18.999
17T E 714036 N 4909114
Marker dedicated to Irish immigrants in Peterborough.
Waymark Code: WMHCEX
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/23/2013
Views: 6
Large granite boulder with a brass marker affixed. It is dedicated to the two thousand immigrants from Ireland who came to Canada in 1825, settled and prospered in the Peterborough area
Text Reads:
This plaque erected in honour of
nearly 2000 Irish settlers who sailed from
Cork harbour, under the leadership of the honourable
Peter Robinson, and arrived in this area in the
autumn of 1825, settling in the Town of Peterborough
and the surrounding townships.
Erected by the Homecoming '75 Committee
Unveiled August 5, 1975
Location: Millennium Park, Peterborough, ON
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: Not listed
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